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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I learned a lot about boners at least.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really enjoyed this, I think it dealt with queer teen celebrity, having your queerness scrutinized, queer slut shaming/bottom shaming really well, like I got genuinely pissed at all the stuff Hunter had to deal with so I'd say it was well written haha.
It also had messy relationships, romantic wise and friendship wise. It meant I wasn't super on board with the romance element but it felt realistic? So I don't necessarily see it as a bad thing. I saw where Aidan and Kaivan came from every time they did something messy, and I really like when that happens, characters making bad decisions but it's clear they had reasons to do so.
The only thing that I didn't really like about this was how everything wrapped up really fast at the end and in a way I felt like it glossed over the support Hunter needed? Like he went through a big amount of difficult stuff and I would've liked that to get addressed a litte more in depth.
Great character work, themes and story, but I wanted a little bit more from the conclusion.
It also had messy relationships, romantic wise and friendship wise. It meant I wasn't super on board with the romance element but it felt realistic? So I don't necessarily see it as a bad thing. I saw where Aidan and Kaivan came from every time they did something messy, and I really like when that happens, characters making bad decisions but it's clear they had reasons to do so.
The only thing that I didn't really like about this was how everything wrapped up really fast at the end and in a way I felt like it glossed over the support Hunter needed? Like he went through a big amount of difficult stuff and I would've liked that to get addressed a litte more in depth.
Great character work, themes and story, but I wanted a little bit more from the conclusion.
Hunter and his best friends are a boy band on their first tour. They’re a culturally diverse group, but Hunter is front and centre as the gay twink. He’s also broken up with Aiden, his best friend Ashton’s twin, which makes things harder.
When Aiden posts their private sexual details online, it devastates Hunter, and there’s a backlash from the fans. The Label wants to do damage control by having him dress more femme and having him start dating their opening band’s drummer.
Kaivan and Hunter have become friends and agree to date, but for real, and to be honest with each other while meeting The Label’s expectations.
But things worsen when Hunter reads about Kaivan’s past criticisms of boy bands in interviews, and Aiden joins the band while he’s in recovery.
Hunter snaps on TV, and thinks no one understands all he’s facing, but they all get their share of vitriol online. The friends apologize to each other and realize they need to do better at talking about the bad, as well as the good, in their public lives. Kaivan and Hunter also reconcile and continue dating.
This was an interesting view into the lives of kids who become famous when they’re young and are different from the standard white heteronormative world.
I like the way the author addressed that Hunter being a bottom wasn’t in any way defining him as a certain type of person without going into details that are private in a relationship. I love the diversity of the band members, and Kaivan’s band with his brothers.
It was great to see the awareness portrayed by this young group of the influence they have on others and the power they have to make change. If only adult world leaders could be an insightful.
OPL
When Aiden posts their private sexual details online, it devastates Hunter, and there’s a backlash from the fans. The Label wants to do damage control by having him dress more femme and having him start dating their opening band’s drummer.
Kaivan and Hunter have become friends and agree to date, but for real, and to be honest with each other while meeting The Label’s expectations.
But things worsen when Hunter reads about Kaivan’s past criticisms of boy bands in interviews, and Aiden joins the band while he’s in recovery.
Hunter snaps on TV, and thinks no one understands all he’s facing, but they all get their share of vitriol online. The friends apologize to each other and realize they need to do better at talking about the bad, as well as the good, in their public lives. Kaivan and Hunter also reconcile and continue dating.
This was an interesting view into the lives of kids who become famous when they’re young and are different from the standard white heteronormative world.
I like the way the author addressed that Hunter being a bottom wasn’t in any way defining him as a certain type of person without going into details that are private in a relationship. I love the diversity of the band members, and Kaivan’s band with his brothers.
It was great to see the awareness portrayed by this young group of the influence they have on others and the power they have to make change. If only adult world leaders could be an insightful.
OPL
Precious, spunky, direct and heartfelt. I love Adib Khorram. While this is definitely not Darius, it is very dear and special in a whole different way. This is the type of boy band novel I love to shamelessly obsess over.
I loved [b:Darius the Great Is Not Okay|37506437|Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)|Adib Khorram|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1520460519l/37506437._SX50_.jpg|58014975]. The author lives in Kansas City which is just a stone's throw away. Kiss & Tell is important YA. I'm not the target audience. This is not one of those YA books that can cross into adult literature. It's about a boy band and all the boy band type issues including the lead singer's love life. The band is from Vancouver, B.C. and I loved all the Canadian references. I will recommend this to teens.
This book was actually so horrible. Every character was either flat or completely unlikeable. I hardly knew anything about any of them except for face value character traits that were nailed in so many times it became excruciating. The main couple had zero chemistry, there was no plot, and no tension. And please, please, can we just stop having trauma competitions? Any time any character tries to open up about something, another will jump in and be like “oh, yeah, but the thing I experienced is worse.” And it happens EVERY SINGLE TIME. Over and over again, character’s pain is treated like a way to one up someone. It was honestly painful to read.